Parfried frozen french fry having high solids content
First Claim
1. A process for parfrying and freezing potato strips capable of subsequent finish preparation by alternative methods including finish frying and oven heating, comprising the steps of:
- blanching the potato strips in hot water or steam;
drying the blanched potato strips to a solids content of about 24% to about 27% by weight;
partially rehydrating the dried potato strips by contacting the external surfaces thereof with a moisture-laden agent, the partially rehydrated potato strips having a solids content of about 26% to about 29% by weight;
parfrying the rehydrated potato strips in hot oil for a single parfry step, the once-parfried strips having a solids content of about 33% to about 42% by weight; and
freezing the once-parfried potato strips.
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Abstract
Improved parfried and frozen French fry potato strips and a related production process are provided, wherein the French fry strips exhibit a relatively high solids content and a correspondingly low moisture content in the parfried frozen state. Elongated cut French fry strips are initially blanched and then subjected to an extended dry step for removing moisture therefrom. Following the dry step, the potato strips are partially rehydrated by contacting the external surfaces thereof with a moisture-laden agent such as a batter coating, followed by a single parfry step and prompt freezing. The parfried frozen potato strips exhibit a high solids content on the order of about 33-42%. These high solids strips can be finish prepared by finish frying, or by alternative methods such as heating in a convection oven, with the finish prepared potato strips exhibiting a desirable set of taste, texture and color attributes.
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24 Claims
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1. A process for parfrying and freezing potato strips capable of subsequent finish preparation by alternative methods including finish frying and oven heating, comprising the steps of:
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blanching the potato strips in hot water or steam;
drying the blanched potato strips to a solids content of about 24% to about 27% by weight;
partially rehydrating the dried potato strips by contacting the external surfaces thereof with a moisture-laden agent, the partially rehydrated potato strips having a solids content of about 26% to about 29% by weight;
parfrying the rehydrated potato strips in hot oil for a single parfry step, the once-parfried strips having a solids content of about 33% to about 42% by weight; and
freezing the once-parfried potato strips. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A process for parfrying and freezing potato strips capable of subsequent finish preparation by alternative methods including finish frying and oven heating, comprising the steps of:
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blanching raw-cut potato strips in hot water or steam;
drying the blanched potato strips with a flow of warm air to achieve a strip weight loss on the order of about 7-12% and a strip solids content of about 24% to about 27% by weight;
partially rehydrating the dried potato strips by contacting the external surfaces thereof with a moisture-laden agent, the partially rehydrated potato strips exhibiting a weight gain attributable to the moisture-laden agent ranging from about 8% to about 19% by weight, and having a solids content of about 26% to about 29% by weight;
parfrying the rehydrated potato strips in hot oil for a single parfry step, the once-parfried strips having a solids content of about 40% to about 42% by weight; and
freezing the once-parfried potato strips. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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